Newberg School District (29J) is a public

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headquartered in Newberg in the

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. The main office is located at 714 E. Sixth Street in Newberg. It is mostly in

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, where it serves the cities of Newberg and

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. Portions are in

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and Washington County.

Demographics

In the 2009 school year, the district had 156 students classified as homeless by the

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, or 3.0% of students in the district.

School Board

There are seven school board members, each serving four-year terms.

Schools

Elementary schools

*Mabel Rush Elementary School *Joan Austin Elementary School *Antonia Crater Elementary School *Edwards Elementary School *Ewing Young Elementary School *Dundee Elementary School

Middle schools

*Mountain View Middle School *Chehalem Valley Middle School

High school

Newberg High School Newberg High School is the only public high school in Newberg, Oregon, United States. History The current campus is Newberg High School's third location. The first campus (1911-36) The original high school, a three-story building that opened in 1 ...

Controversies

The Newberg School District made news headlines for voting to ban "political" symbols from school grounds, including Pride and Black Lives Matter imagery. This ban ended in 2023. An elementary school employee of the district reported to work wearing

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in "protest" of the COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The employee was terminated from her position.

References

External links

Newberg Public Schools
(official website) School districts in Oregon Education in Clackamas County, Oregon Education in Washington County, Oregon Education in Yamhill County, Oregon Newberg, Oregon {{Oregon-school-stub